KRQQ

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KRQQ is a Top 40 radio station in Tucson which is licensed to broadcast on the frequency of 93.7 MHz with a power of 96kw, and is owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station plays music in the genre of top 40/CHR. The station's main demographic is teens and young adults.

History

KRQQ began its life as KXEW-FM, a Spanish station, and was purchased by Western Cities Broadcasting, which made it a top 40 station in the late 1970s. The station was sold to Nationwide Communications in the mid-1980s. During the late 1980s, KRQQ was reportedly the highest-rated Top 40 station in the United States under its then program director Clarke Ingram. Nationwide later sold its radio stations to Jacor, which was absorbed into Clear Channel Communications in the 1990s.

Programs

The current morning show on KRQ is Johnjay and Rich, which has been on the air since 2001. Johnjay and Rich were syndicated to Clear Channel owned KZZP in Phoenix in January 2006. Coincidentally, the Program Director at KZZP at the time was a former employee of KRQ. The deal has the show splitting broadcasting time from Tucson and Phoenix. Previous morning shows have included Mojo and Betsy, and the team of Mike Elliott and Jimmy Kimmel.

Like many top 40 staions, KRQ carries American Top 40 on Saturday mornings, and the Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 on Sunday nights.

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